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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
| + | A football game was played between two teams, the Cougars and the Panthers. The two teams scored a total of 34 points, and the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points. How many points did the Panthers score? | ||
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| + | <math> | ||
| + | \text {(A) } 10 \qquad \text {(B) } 14 \qquad \text {(C) } 17 \qquad \text {(D) } 20 \qquad \text {(E) } 24 | ||
| + | </math> | ||
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
| + | If the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points, then the Panthers' score would be half of (34-14). That's 10 <math>\Rightarrow \text{(A)}</math>. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[2006 AMC 12B Problems]] | * [[2006 AMC 12B Problems]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 13 November 2007
Problem
A football game was played between two teams, the Cougars and the Panthers. The two teams scored a total of 34 points, and the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points. How many points did the Panthers score?
Solution
If the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points, then the Panthers' score would be half of (34-14). That's 10 
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